ATR72-200 crash, Oct 31, 1994 (68 killed), Roselawn
ATR72-200 accident on October 31, 1994 near Roselawn, Indiana, United States with 68 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control after ice accreted behind the...
- Date: October 31, 1994
- Aircraft: ATR72-200
- Location: Roselawn, Indiana, United States
- Fatalities: 68
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control after ice accreted behind the deice boots caused an aileron hinge moment reversal. Contributing factors included inadequate oversight of the ATR 42 and 72 by French and US authorities and ATR's response to earlier icing upsets.
American Eagle Flight 4184 was held in a holding pattern near Chicago in supercooled cloud and drizzle, and ice built up behind the deice boots. During descent an unexpected aileron hinge moment reversal caused the ATR 72 to roll repeatedly, and it hit a soybean field in a steep nose-down attitude. All 68 people aboard were killed.